Wimbledon Men’s Results Day Two: Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Shine At SW19

World No.2 Andy Murray required less than two hours to defeat compatriot Liam Broady 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, in the first round at Wimbledon.

The highest seed to play on the second day of the tournament won an impressive 86% of his first service points and fired 31 winners past Broady. It was Murray’s sixth consecutive win on the grass following his run to the title at the Ageon Championships just over a week ago. Despite his one-sided win, Murray praised the crowd for their equal treatment of his rival following the match.

“The crowd is always very fair here, getting behind both players and knowing what a good shot is. Liam got a good ovation when he left the court and I’m sure he will have enjoyed that.” Murray said.

In the last 64 the second seed will play Lu Yen-hsun, who entered the draw with the use of a protected ranking. The 2010 Wimbledon quarter-finalist booked his place in the second round after defeating Alexander Kudryavtsev 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. Murray has defeated Lu twice on the grass in straight sets (Wimbledon 2013 and Queen’s 2015).

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has started his comeback from injury with a convincing 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4, triumph over Spain’s Inigo Cervantes. The encounter was his first match on the tour since his withdrawal from the third round of the French Open due to a thigh injury.

“It’s good to be back on court after this month out,” the Frenchman said.
“It was not easy, of course, on the court because when you didn’t play for a while, you always looking for the good shot.”

Murray and Tsonga were two out of ten seeds to progress in the men’s draw on Tuesday. Stan Wawrinka overcame a third set blip to defeat American teenager Taylor Fritz, Richard Gasquet eased past Great Britain’s Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 and Roberto Bautista Agut breezed past Australia’s Jordan Thompson 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

The most significant win at SW19 on Tuesday doesn’t belong to any seeded player. Instead that achievement goes to Juan Martin del Potro. Playing in his first match of the tournament since his five-set loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2013 semifinals, he defeated French player Stephane Robert 6-1, 7-5, 6-0.

“I was close to quitting last year, but I feel completely different as a person now. I am enjoying tennis again and not having to think about treatment or doctors.‘ The former world No.4 admitted.

Del Potro’s win has set him up with a second round clash with Wawrinka in what promises to be a blockbuster encounter.

Men’s results